{"product_id":"a-spectre-haunting-9781642598933","title":"A Spectre, Haunting","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChina Miéeacute;ville's riveting\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eengagement with the \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCommunist Manifesto\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e offers a lyrical introduction and a spirited defense of the modern world's most influential political document. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eFew written works can so confidently claim to have shaped the course of history as Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels's \u003cem\u003eManifesto of the Communist Party\u003c\/em\u003e. Since first rattling the gates of the ruling order in 1848, this incendiary pamphlet has never ceased providing fuel for the fire in the hearts of those who dream of a better world. Nor has it stopped haunting the nightmares of those who sit atop the vastly unequal social system it condemns. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this strikingly imaginative introduction, China Miéville provides readers with a guide to understanding the \u003cem\u003eManifesto\u003c\/em\u003e and the many specters it has conjured. Through his unique and unorthodox reading, Miéville offers a spirited defense of the enduring relevance of Marx and Engels' ideas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePresented along with the full text of the \u003cem\u003eCommunist Manifesto\u003c\/em\u003e, Miéville's guide has something to offer first-time readers, revolutionary partisans, and even the most hard-nosed skeptics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChina Miéville is the multi-award-winning author of many works of fiction and non-fiction. His fiction includes The City and the City, Embassytown and This Census-Taker. He has won the Hugo, World Fantasy, and Arthur C. Clarke awards. His non-fiction includes the photo-illustrated essay London's Overthrow, Between Equal Rights, a study of international law, and the narrative history of the Russian Revolution, October. He has written for various publications, including the New York Times, Guardian, Conjunctions and Granta, and he is a founding editor of Salvage.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Haymarket Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50453182284050,"sku":"9781642598933","price":52.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_84209631-cf98-4bef-b94c-a9fb33c10cfe.jpg?v=1729838734","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-spectre-haunting-9781642598933","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}